The way transportation infrastructure is designed and the modes of transportation that we have access to impact our lifestyle and our health.
While there are clear dividends in health for active transportation users, current transit infrastructure does not equally benefit all communities in Metro Vancouver. Access to transportation widens opportunity and is a significant equity issue in Metro Vancouver.
This lecture will include evidence from other jurisdictions, but will focus primarily on the findings from the My Health My Community project that surveyed 28,000 Metro Vancouver residents.
Date: Thursday, April 30, 2015
Time: 7:30-9 pm
Venue: Room 1200, SFU Segal School of Business, 500 Granville St.
Speaker: Dr. Jat Sandhu, regional director of the public health surveillance unit at the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
Admission is free but reservations are required. To reserve your seat click here